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s. W. COOK.

WASHING MACHINE.

Patented Dec. 28

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UNITED STATES PATENT Orrrc SABINA W'. COOK, OE DAYTON, WASHINGTONTERRITORY.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 355,061, dated December28, 1886.

Application filed March 31, 1886.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of my im-" proved washing-machine.Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken on line y y in Fig. 1. Fig.

3 is a transverse section taken on line a" x in Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in thedifferent figures of the drawings.

My invention is an improvementin the class of clothes washers generallydenominated atmospheric pounders.

The feature of novelty is the application to the tube, constituting thebody of the pounder, of a funnel which is inserted therein, andcontainsa loose disk-valve, and has fixed apertured partitions between whichsaid valve is held and free to vibrate to alternately allow and preventpassage of air, as hereinafter described.

My invention consists in a tube connected at one end with an invertedfunnel, and provided with a flaring mouth at the opposite end, in whichis received an air-valve, which allows air to enter the tube and funnel,but prevents it from escaping therefrom.

The lower end of the tube A is connected with the funnel B, and theupper end of the tube A is provided with a flaring mouth,O, and with alooped handle, D, attached to the side of the flaring-mouth and to theside of the Serial No.197,310. (No model.)

cross, (shown in plan view, Fig-2,) and which 5 ber or other softmaterial, which will adapt itself automatically to the valve-seat andclose the opening a wheneverair-pressure is created in the funnel B andtube .A. Z

My improved washing-machine is used by pressing the funnel B downwardupon the clothes submerged in the water, thus forcing some of the aircontained by the funnel,together with the water, through the clothes,the air being prevented from escaping from the top of the tube A by thevalve 6. When the tubeA and funnel B are raised, air enters through theopening a and around the valve e, thus preventingth'e funnel B fromdrawing the dirty water back through the clothes. funnel is againpressed down upon the clothes, a fresh supply of water and air is forcedthrough the clothes,.carryin g out more dirt.

Each time the funnel Bis pushed down upon the clothes it carries a freshsupply of air and water through the clothes, and when it is raised novacuum is produced, and as a consequence the dirty water forced out bythe downward movement of the funnel is not drawn back by its upwardmovement.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

When the I In an atmospheric clothes-pouuder, the combination, with thetube A, having flaring or funnel-shaped ends, and the lateral handle D,of the funnel E, inserted in the mouth of said tube and having thecentrally-apertured partition b, the cross-piece d, and the looseintermediate disk-valve, 6, all as shown and described.

SABINA W. COOK.

Witnesses:

CHESTER F. MILLER, M. A.'BAKER.

